Weather-strip



' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM HOLTON, OF ANITA, IOWA.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,646, dated November 27, 1888.

Application filed July 16, 1888.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM HOLTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anita, in the county of Cass and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Veather-Strips; and I do declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others,

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures OfIOfBlt nee marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to weather-strips of that class which have the strip hinged to the lower end of the door, and a second strip secured to the door just above the hinged strip and overlapping its top edge to shed water,

The improvement consists in the peculiar construction of the hinged strip, the manner of connecting it with the door, its relative arrangement with the sheddingstrip, and the rail for lifting the hinged strip over the carpet-strip, as hereinafter will be more fully described and claimed, and shown in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lower portion of a door-frame and door, showing the application of my invention; Fig. 2, a vertical section on the line X X of Fig. 1, showing the door closed; Fig. 3, a front view, parts being broken away, of the lower portion of the door having the weather-strip applied; and Fig. 4, an end view showing the operation of the weather-strip by dotted lines.

The weather-strip A has a portion, a, of its lower edge bent outward, and a portion, a, of its upper edge curved laterally in the same direction, and is secured to the door 0 by screws B or other fastening devices passing through slots 1), formed in the strip at the line of flexion of the portion a. By reason of the slots b the strip can rise and fall and accommodate itself to any settling of the sill and any wear, so as to preserve a closed joint.

The shedding-strip O is secured at its upper edge to the door, and curves outward and then inward at its lower edge, which edge ap proaches close to the weather-strip,and is dis- Serial No. 280.079. (No model.)

posed to come directlyopposite the line of flexion of the portion a, or the line of the fastening devices B, the lower edge being notched to accommodate the headset the fastening devices B.

The Weatherstrip closes by gravity, and is sufficiently wide to extend over the carpetstrip D and rest on the sill. The rail E is curved, having the axis of the door for its center, and tapers from its outer end, which is flush with or slightly higher than the carpetstrip D, to the plane of the floor. -Whenthe door is closing, the inner end of the weatherstrip rides on the rail and carries the said strip A over the carpetstrip D. The outer end of the rail terminates abruptly, and when the weather-strip reaches it and its lower edge passes beyond the said end of the rail the said lower edge of the st-rip falls and rests on the sill. On opening the door the end of the rail will strike the Weatherstrip and lift it clear of the carpet-strip, and as the door is opened farther the Weatherstrip will gravitate as it passes over the said rail. This rail E is preferably made from a flat bar or strip of metal, which is bent in the required shape, and has its end 6 bent or turned back to form a means for securing the said rail to the sill.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s--- The combination, with the door, and the weather-strip having a portion of its upper edge curved laterally, and having slots in the line of fiexion of the said curved portion to receive the fastening devices which secure the strip to the door and which permit the said strip to have a limited vertical movement bodily, of the shedding-strip secured at its upper edge to the door and having its lower edge curved outward and then inward, approaching close to the weather-strip directly opposite the said line of flexion, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HOLTON. Witnesses:

H. O. LIGHTER, S. V. JENKINS. 

